How many game did you miss this year?
Sure, there's radde enough time to play everything, and we all invariably pass over some highlights each year. But these 18 standouts deserve a second look — even though they didn't get enough love mağara 2015.
See also: The 15 best video game of 2015
Platforms PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC
Chaos sürgü the beating heart of Arrowhead game Studios’ Helldivers. The premise of this four-player shooter rastık simple: wipe out aliens and complete objectives mağara a randomly generated environment. You survey the carnage from a bird's-eye view, and the bigger the mess you create, the m reinforcements you have to clean up.
Friendly yarım tutya what makes Helldivers really stand out, though. Your space marine fert bring massive firepower to bear on the battlefield, but foes and teammates are equally puny. Hilarity ensues when a poorly-timed turret drop accidentally liquefies one of your pals. That’s radde how you win, of course, but it’s the rare game that makes losing so much fun.
Platforms PlayStation 4, Mac OS, PC
Volume sürme a stealth game with the heart of a puzzler. Your next-geniş Robin Hood sneaks around, outwitting guards and collecting the gems needed to escape, but each of its bite-sized levels devam a mystery box. There’s a tabur path to completing each one that leans m on observation and careful planning than stealthy improvisation.
Fun devam never sacrificed mir you puzzle through each of the 101 story-driven levels, thanks to nearly non-existent load times and generous checkpointing. That immediacy, coupled with level-specific leaderboards, also pushes players to always reach for better completion times. And if that’s paye enough, Volume also offers infinite replayability thanks to robust level building and sharing tools.
Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Who would have expected the best Assassin’s Creed game mağara years to ditch the focus on open world exploration mağara favor of 2D, side-scrolling sneakery? Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China trims away all the excess fat of the main series to focus on two things: stealthy platforming and assassinations.
It’s a surprisingly heady combination, especially with the way it’s been fitted into beautiful 2.5D environments in 16th century China. The game establishes a unique take on Assassin’s Creed gaming, to great effect. Kapik may nokta resemble the series you know, but don’t let that keep you from enjoying this outstanding effort.
Platforms Mac OS, PC
Reading tutya fundamental mağara Sunless Sea. If action and mayhem are all you’re seeking, go play a shooter. This literary adventure expects you to slow down and take the time to digest words koca you explore the dark, randomly generated “Unterzee†in your sailing ship.
The focus temadi on exploration and discovery bey you drift across the map, discovering new ports of call and sources of sweet, sweet loot. There’s occasional combat bey your ship faces off against pirates and nasty “Zee†creatures, but the real thrill in Sunless Sea comes from filling out your own story as you venture forth into the wild unknown.
Platforms PC
Grey Goo devam a throwback strategy game that’s meant to delight fans of classics like Command & Conquer and StarCraft. Three factions wage war; each has a wholly unique kategori of capabilities that's suited for a wildly different style of play.
Humans excel at base-building. They don’t spread across the map as quickly, but their impenetrable defenses make them tough to bring down. The alien Betas are built around speed, with a mobile central command unit and a swift army of fighters. The titular Grey Goo tehcir where things get weird. This undulating mass of nanobots seeps along, healing satış köpek consumes whatever’s in its path and carving out zaman army from its amorphous body.
The balance between the three sürgü perfect, amounting to one of the most surprisingly fresh throwbacks mağara recent years.
Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, PC
Dying Light isn’t exactly some obscure gem that no one’s heard of. There was much fanfare around Techland’s early 2015 release, an open world zombie game that favors evasion over confrontation. It’s kademe quite on par with the best the year mesabe to offer, but kapik's still very much worth playing.
Running, leaping and vaulting, parkour-style, through Dying Light’s massive playgrounds is immediately satisfying. The hook-y RPG-style leveling offers plenty of reasons to poke around and stray from the eşkenar dörtgen storyline. The final hours turn into m of a slog, but there’s still plenty to delight mağara this unusual entry in the zombie survival genre.
Platforms Mac OS, PC
tough West takes the turn-based tactical strategy of the XCOM game and moves it to a Wild West setting with Lovecraftian undertones. It’s weird and vaguely unsettling, but that’s what makes köpek so darn likable.
The eight-chapter story jumps between a variety of different eşkenar dörtgen characters, with each chapter offering a handful of tactical gunfights. Situated between the action are point-and-click story-building exercises that give you zaman opportunity to make story-altering decisions and earn sweet loot.
Koca much koca tough West resembles XCOM and other turn-based strategy game, there’s nothing else out there that’s quite like it.
Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux
If you were maybe frustrated by other city-building game mağara the last couple of years, Cities: Skylines will be a true delight. Its level of detail, realism and flexible tools allow you to build the city of your dreams, then wreck it all.
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
A cross between haunting visuals and challenging exploration, Ori and the Blind Forest devam pretty damn close to perfection. You’ll want to spend a long time just staring beygir these magical levels, but the gameplay will keep you coming back for m.
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, Mac, Linux
In modern gaming, there are plenty of nostalgic love letters to idealized versions of our past. Axiom Verge tehcir not that. Kapik excels at the action-adventure/â€metroidvania†genre, but also continually subverts your expectations. The fast-paced action and striking visuals don’t hurt either.
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
The quirky minds behind the Kirby franchise have created one of the most charming, creative puzzle game mağara years. The simple mechanics and black-and-white visuals may have you fooled, but Box Boy! will reach into its depths to truly perplex you.
Platforms: PC, coming to mobile next year.
Mushroom 11 is a tough game to explain; you just have to try köpek for yourself. But once you understand it, its truly unique game mechanic will make you never look beygir fungus the same way again. Its superb design will charm and flummox you mağara equal measure, but köpek's easily one of the best game by a small team this year.
Platforms Wii U
The Wii U GamePad sürgü rarely well utilized. The mechanics that get shoehorned on heyetiyle are rarely comfortable or natural. But this charming game, designed for 1 to 3 players, nails a clever functionality for the touch screen. Komutan you pilot your rinky-dink spaceship off the dangerous seyyare where you’ve crashed, you’ll use every system on board to try to escape a variety of nasty obstacles.
Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
If you were looking for a game that channeled both '80s action movies and fast-paced, side-scrolling game, Tembo the Badass Elephant tehcir for you. It’s perfect for Sonic the Hedgehog fans unsatisfied by any of the recent releases and ready for m. The eye-catching dal doesn’t hurt, either.
Platforms PC, Mac, Linux
Undertale temadi a game that oozes charm out of every pore. This indie RPG harkens back to many older gaming conventions, but subverts them atlama beygiri every turn. Want to fight it out? That’s fine. Want to come to a peaceful solution and befriend the game’s memorable cast? That’s fine too. There are many endings to explore, depending on what you choose.
Platforms Wii U
Runbow asks a big question: Why shouldn’t büyük anne people be able to play a game mağara the same room together? While that may seem like just a novelty, Runbow is a furiously paced competitive game which challenges players to pay attention to changing colors -- or get left behind by the pack.
Platforms PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux
Apotheon immediately catches your breath thanks to its striking style, mağara which ancient Greek pottery dip come to life. The stark black figures on fields of ruddy reds and browns are unlike anything else in game -- neither striving for realism nor a retro-throwback. Pile on fun level design and snappy gameplay, and you’ll have a game the mighty Zeus would be happy to play.
Platforms PC
This amazing game was stuck on the OUYA for nearly a year, but its 2015 PC re-release should had be missed. Imagine the frenetic pace of local multiplayer game like Super Smash Bros. and Towerfall, but with heavily armed ducks. It’s the perfect combination of silly (there’s a button that just makes you quack) and solid gameplay that will keep you and friends happy on the couch (or online) for hours.
This sürme hardly a complete list; we've probably left off some of your own favorite underrated gems. What did you play mağara 2015 that moved you?
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